People
Miriam in Exodus 15
MEER-ee-um
This person shows up in Exodus 15:20: “Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Exodus 15:20
“Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.”
What kids can learn
When you hear miriam in Exodus, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Exodus 15:20 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Exodus 15:20
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
MiriamthetheofAaron,tookatambourineinherhand;andallthewomenwentoutafterherwithtambourinesandwith